February 28: ESG: All You Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask

This series brings nationally and internationally known environmental scholars to Widener Law Commonwealth to deliver presentations to the law school community on a variety of timely and important environmental topics.

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ESG: All You Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask

Environmental Law Distinguished Speaker Series
Date & Time: 

February 28, 2024
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

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Widener University Commonwealth Law School.

Speaker:

Heidi B. Friedman is a partner in Thompson Hine’s Environmental and Product Liability Litigation practice groups and co-chair of the firm’s ESG Collaborative. She focuses her practice on environmental, health and safety counseling in business, regulatory and legislative matters; environmental and toxic tort litigation; environmental enforcement actions; site remediation; product stewardship; and compliance with environmental regulations. Friedman serves as national environmental counsel for many large corporations, including Fortune 500 companies. Friedman is co-chair of the ESG Collaborative, Thompson Hine’s multidisciplinary team that was created to assist investors, customers, employees and other stakeholders in evaluating their collective conscientiousness for environmental, social and governance factors while responsibly weighing potential risks and exploring growth opportunities within their organizations. As co-chair, she partners with clients to meet their evolving ESG needs and objectives and provides guidance on formulating or expanding sustainability, diversity and social stewardship strategies. She has repeatedly been recognized in publications including Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business and The Best Lawyers in America® and inducted as a Fellow by the American College of Environmental Lawyers.

Credits:

One substantive CLE credit available in Pennsylvania (subject to approval).

You may be able to self-apply in other states; check with your credit-granting authority.

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Widener University Commonwealth Law School is the Pennsylvania capital’s only law school, with three specialized centers of legal scholarship through its Law and Government Institute, Environmental Law and Sustainability Center, and Business Advising Program.

This series is sponsored by McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC.

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